News
Winter has hit Manitoba with a vengeance, and we're not ready. So it's off to BC for 10 days of gigs and seasonal readjustment. The eight-show tour starts on Nov 13 at our favourite downtown Courtenay hotspot Joe's Garage and then heads inland from there. We'll be playing in far-flung and exotic locales such as Ashcroft, Quesnel, Grand Forks, Vancouver, and many others. Get the full sked over here.
In other news, we're very close to being finished with tracking for the new album. We're very excited that the 13 new songs are almost ready for mixing and we're shooting for a release in March. Stay tuned for release dates, and also info on how you can pre-order the CD. Check out our MySpace to preview a couple rough mixes of the new tunes!
Biography
The Dust Poets are a five-piece acoustic folk group with roots deep in the Canadian prairie. Formerly called das macht Show!, the Dust Poets poke affectionate fun at themselves and the world around them while spreading their own irreverent brand of small town angst. The group has performed extensively across Canada and is well known for its powerful stage presence and genre-bending originals that frame hot solo chops and juicy harmony singing.
Articles
The Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, AB) - March 7, 2008
Dust Poets plying their roots music on both sides of the border
The long and winding road travelled by The Dust Poets is becoming more interesting as the Manitoba-based quintet steers its way through its seventh year of touring and recording together. Led by singer-songwriter Murray D. Evans, the Poets have not done things in a conventional manner, but are being noticed by the roots music community around North America. They combine elements of swing, bluegrass, jugband and eastern European sounds with, from time to time, pure pop melodies and a liberal dose of humour. Read article...
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, AB) - March 6, 2008
The globetrotting Dust Poets' aural identity blows with the wind
Corey Ticknor is in the heart of Nashville. The Dust Poets' mandolin player is on the main drag. It's the middle of the afternoon in the middle of the week, and all around him is music. Tonight, the band is playing a show, but today the members are doing what travellers do, taking in the town. "It's honky tonk after honky tonk, all the way down the street. Every bar has live music, and where there's no bar, people are busking on the street and in doorways," he marvels... Read article...
North Island Gazette (Port Hardy, BC) - April 3, 2008
There's no dust on these musicians (Live Review) Dust Poets were a hit for North Island Concert Society.
PORT HARDY - The Dust Poets may have been paying tribute to their prairie origins when they took the name for their band, but there was no dust on this well-polished quintet as they performed Saturday at Port Hardy Civic Centre. Blending a unique combination of instruments with the even more eclectic lyrics of singer-songwriter Murray Evans, the Dust Poets regaled the audience with songs that borrowed from country, pop, jazz, blues and even Mexican music... Read article...